Irish Interest _______________________

Elizabeth Healy - Literary Tour of Ireland - PB

Large format illustrated paperback, published by Wolfhound Press, in this PB edition, 2001, originally 1995.  A guide to literary sites around Ireland

Catherine J Delaney - Oak Park : People, Places and Politics - Carlow - HB

Hardcover, published 2018, a detailed history of the Oak Park estate in Carlow, architecture, family, landed estate history, and the Bruen family who were resident landlords for much of the estate';s long history. 

George Cunningham - The Modern Story of St. Cronan's Roscrea - HB

Hardcover, published 2001 by The Roscrea People.  A history of the church building, clergy, and the wider history of the parish and the town. 

Jim Holohan - Great Miracles Performed by Father James Russell of Kilcommon - PB - 1994

A biography and examination of the life of Galbally native, Fr James Russell, (1877-1957) . During his life , Russell was credited by many devout Catholics as being a miracle curer of ailments and illnesses. 

W.R Hutchison - Tyrone Precinct ( A History of the Plantation Settlement of Dungannon and Mountjoy to Modern Times) - PB - 1951

Paperback, a modern reprint ( Donoghmore Historical Society) of the Dundalgan Press, 1951 ( a hardcover edition was issued in the same initiual year of publication)  A good copy of the author's close look at Tyrone's natural capitol of Dungannon,...

R.A.S MacAlister - The Archaeology of Ireland - HB - 1928

Hardcover, first edition, published by Methuen, London, 1928.  Internally solid, unmarked, not ex library, no underling or notes, pencilled price to blank front endpage.  The dustjacket is edgeworn and slightly frayed at the head and tail lof...

George Hill - The Macdonnells of Antrim - HB Facsimile Reprint 1978 ( Originally 1973)

This is a hardcover facsimile ( a full copy using the original plates) of the 1873 edition of Hill's The Macdonnells of Antrim,. published in this reprint, Impact Amergin, Ballycastle, originally published in Belfast in 1873.  LACKS dustjacket,...

Caroline Foran - Everything I Wish I'd Known About Anxiety - BRAND NEW

Published by Gill Books April 2026.  Caroline Foran is an international bestselling Irish author, journalist and podcaster known for her honest, practical writing on anxiety and mental health. Her previous books, including Owning It and Naked, have...

D.P Sleeman & Jens & Jeanette Carlsson ( Editors) - Mind the Gap II : New Insights into the Irish Postglacial ( Irish Naturalists' Journal )

Uneven sunfade ) to the front covers, this varies by copy.  Colonization in this context refers to colonization by plants , and particularly animal species after the retreat of icesheets( which was a complex process in Ireland and western Europe in...

Jarlath Killeen - Gothic Ireland : Horror and the Irish Anglican Imagination in the Long Eighteenth Century - HB - 2005

Published by Four Courts Press, Dublin - 2005 .  Light age tanning to pages, otherwise good.  This book examines the formation of Anglican identity in Ireland throughout the long 18th century. Beginning with the 1641 Rebellion, which...

Brendan O'Donoghue - In Search of Fame and Fortune - The Leahy Family of Engineers 1780-1888

Hardcover, published by Geography Publications , 2006, signed and with a dedication to a previous owner.  With the exception of a few of the major figures, there have been relatively few publications on the individuals who made up the land...

Liam O'Connor - The Sailor and the Seamstress - PB - BRAND NEW

Every family has a story … for Liam O’Connor that story goes back to his great-grandparents, William and Norry Kennedy. Using the threads of his family’s past to weave a tapestry that is at once personal yet somehow universal, this...

Colm Wallace - Irish History : Strange But True - PB - BRAND NEW

We all know of of the various wars, the Famine and the pivotal events which have made the Ireland what it is today, but few know the stranger aspects of the nation's past. From body snatchers, to pirate queens and Celtic vampires, Ireland's hidden...

Brian Walker - Irish History Matters : Politics, Identities and Commemoration- BRAND NEW

While knowledge of history can explain our contemporary situation, an awareness of the myths and misuses of our history can bring a broader and more conciliatory approach to current political and social challenges. History or, more correctly,...

Enda Finnan - Navan Road - An Illustrated History - BRAND NEW

Enda Finnan examins the physical and social development of the Cabra /Navan Road district from the 18th to the 20th century. Tracing the landscape of the area back to the ancient route from the Ford of the Hurdles to Tara, by the 18th century the area...

John Crotty - The Irish Tricolour - Brand New

This important book reveals the untold story of the Irish tricolour: its true origins, a forgotten heroine, and the emblems it replaced. For the first time, a fully referenced history corrects long-standing myths and slurs surrounding Ireland's national...

Michael Loughman - James Ryan and the Development of the Irish State - BRAND NEW

This book examines the life of James Ryan (1892-1970) as a means by which to explore the emergence and development of the independent Irish state. As a figure who was at the centre of the foundational events of the independent Irish state from 1916 until...

Aileen Cox Blundell - Baby Led Feeding - p

David Coleman - Fear Less - PB - BRAND NEW

The Ten-Step Guide to Helping Kids Take Charge of Anxiety.  Published by Gill Books, March 2026

Gill Books - Irish Granny's Complete Book of Bread and Baking - BRAND NEW

The Irish Granny's Complete Book of Bread and Baking is a heartwarming, flavour-filled celebration of Ireland's baking tradition. Inside its pages you'll find time-honoured recipes - from hearty soda bread and crumbly scones to sweet tarts, cakes and...

Niamh Donnellan - Little Irish History Heroes - BRAND NEW

Meet the heroes from Irish history whose stories have stood the test of time! From the giant Fionn Mac Cumhaill who built a causeway to Scotland and tricked his rival Benandonner to bold Grace O'Malley and her pirate crew at sea; from great high king...

Jim Herlihy The Royal Irish Constabulary - Reprint PB - BRAND NEW

This book is designed to provide those interested in the history of landed estates and Irish big houses, with practical advice regarding the availability of primary sources, their strengths and weaknesses. It examines the vast array of sources available...

Lucy Kennedy - Under the Floorboards at 39A -

Do you believe in magic? Well, you just need to look beneath your feet ... because under the creaky floorboards of lots and lots of houses in Ireland, but most particularly under those of a house called 39A Cove Street in Dublin, there lives a whole...

Brian Murphy - Forgotten Patriot : Douglas Hyde & the Foundation of the Irish Presidency - PB 2016

 It had been a busy few days for Adolf Hitler, but Douglas Hyde had not slipped his mind ... On 25 June 1938, Douglas Hyde became the first President of Ireland. His values stood in stark contrast to those of the continental dictator. As a...

Michael Barry - Cork Airport : An Aviation History - HB - 2001

Published 2001, for the 40th anniversary of the establishment of Cork airport for commercial flights in October 1961.  A history of avioation in Cork, how the long campaign fpor an international airposrt was ultimately successful , and with a host...

T. Ryle Dwyer - Behind the Green Curtain : Ireland's Phoney Neutrality During World War II (Hardback)

Previously, it had been well understood that, for reasons of geographical location, Ireland had been prepared 'to show a certain consideration for Britain' as Eamon de Valera explained to the German minister in Dublin. It was equally known that...

Paul A. Overy - The Tricks of the Rich - PB - BRAND NEW

BRAND NEW, published by Oak Tree Press, 2025. Delivery within Ireland is included in the price.  THE TRICKS OF THE RICH gives you the basics of “financial intelligence”, so that you can start to understand andthen take control of your...

Stanislaus Kennedy ( Sr. Stan) & Síle Wall - Sacred Stillness - PB - BRAND NEW

Sacred Stillness is a tapestry woven from the unique contributions of the many people from different faiths and wisdom traditions who are part of the Sanctuary. It offers a variety of practical, profound and creative meditation practices through a...

Darach Ó Scolaí - Sadhbh - HB - As Gaeilge - BRAND NEW ( Ealaín le Alé Mercado)

An bhean óg a fhaigheann an ceann is fearr ar na firScéal cliste greannmhar atá sa phictiúrleabhar seo do léitheoirí fásta faoi bhean óg a sheasann an fód in aghaidh na bhfear — agus in...

Joseph Robins - Nursing and Midwifery in Ireland in the Twentieth Century - HB

Nursing and Midwifery in Ireland in the Twentieth Century: Fifty Years of An Bord Altranais (The Nursing Board) 1950 - 2000 by Joseph RobinsIllustratedPublished by An Bord Altranais, 2000

David Edwards, Clodagh Tait & Padraig Lenihan ( Editors) - Age of Atrocity : Violence and Political Conflict in Early Modern Ireland -PB - BRAND NEW

This book examines one of the bloodiest epochs in Irish history. Part one covers the 16th century, revealing how efforts by the Tudor monarchy to curb the powers of the autonomous Irish lords degenerated into a bitter cultural and sectarian conflict...

Orla Drumgoole - The Irish Mammy Cooks - HB - BRAND NEW

100 recipes that taste of home - HB, 256 pages,  illustrated , FEBRUARY 2026, Gill Books.  Tracked delivery within Ireland is included in the cost.  Orla Drumgoole is an Irish mammy who loves to cook, bake and feed people – food is...

Pat Brereton - Farming in Ireland : Crisis and Climate - An Oral History from the Irish Midlands - PB - BRAND NEW

Rooted in the rich soil of Ireland’s heartland, Farming in the Midlands offers a vivid, multi-layered portrait of rural life across generations. From the challenges of smallholders to the innovations of niche producers, this compelling collection...

John Waddell - The Celtic World - A History - HB - BRAND NEW

At the dawn of history the Celts occupied a vast swathe of Europe from Ireland in the west to lands south of the Black Sea in asia Minor. The study of this Celtic past has often been a dispited and debated territory and for centuries the true story of...

Templemore, Clonmore, Killea Review 2021- PB - Tipperary Local History

The 2021 edition of the local parish based review, in larger format bound book size, illustrated in colour throughout. Issued at the end of 2021, with events from November 2020- 2021  - covid times.    Some small thumbprints to the covers,...

John P Harrington / Modern Irish Drama - A Norton Critical Edition - PB

Full texts of 12 classic Irish dramas, from Yeats to Friel , with notes, commentaries, criticism and context essays.  Light student underlining and notes added.   

Patrick MacGill - Moleskin Joe - PB - 1983 Reprint

Moleskin Joe is one of the most memorable characters to appear in Patrick MacGill's first two books, 'Children of the Dead End' and 'The Rat-Pit'. This sequel, first published in 1923, recalls the tramps and navvies MacGill encountered during his time on...

George A. Birmingham - Up the Rebels - Vintage 1923 HB

George Birmingham was the pseudonym of James Owen Hannay (1865-1950), an Ulster clergyman who was also a supporter of the Gaelic League. He was a prolific author, here giving an account of the new Irish Republic. Originally 1919, here in the third...

James Joyce - Dubliners | A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Ulysses - HB 3 in 1 Omnibus Edition - 1993

A hardcover 3 in 1 omnibus edition, 1993, publisher by Chancellor Press.  Includes the three works ( each an example of a genre - short story collection, novel, and autobiography ) at which Joyce excelled.  Unabridged, large format hardcover in...

Fonzie Keogh - The Half Crown Man - PB

Jimmy, the half-crown man, is selling his usual wares but rumours start spreading about the extras he is offering. Elizabeth, the newly widowed pub landlady, is besotted with Dominic, the glamorous new curate in the parish. Her friend Marion warns her...

Aileen Heverin - The Irish Countrywomen's Association: A History : 1910-2000 - PB - 2000

  Paperback, published by Wolfhound Books , 2000. Illustrated.  Originally founded in 1910 as the Society of United Irishwomen ( a bit more revolutionary sounding) this book celebrated the 90th anniversarty of a key rural social organisation,...

Templemore, Clonmore, Killea Review 2020 - PB - Tipperary Local History

The 8th issued edition of the local parish based review - 2020, in larger format bound book size, illustrated in colour throughout. Issued at the end of 2020, with events from November 2019-20.  Gift inscription on inside front cover.  

Templemore, Clonmore, Killea Review 2013 - PB - Tipperary Local History

The  first issued edition of the local parish based review - 2014, in larger format bound book size, illustrated in colour throughout. Issued at the end of 2013, with events from November 2012 to 2013.   

Gabrielle Ní Mheachair - Ó Meachair : The Story of a Clan - PB

Paperback, published by Uí Cairin Press, Templemore, 2014.  A genealogical history of the Maher family, a hugely prominent surname in Tipperary.  Gabrielle Ní Mheachair was born in 1961 in Ivy Hall, Templemore, Co. Tipperary. She...

Sharon Slater - 366 Days of Limerick - PB - BRAND NEW

Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa ( Editor - William Casey) - The Fenian Movement - PB - BRAND NEW

Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa is one of the best known leaders of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB), better known as the Fenian Movement. This organisation emerged both in Ireland and America in the late 1850s, with the goal of gaining...

Christy Kerins - Ballingarry, Granagh and Clouncagh, County Limerick - PB - 2000

Published 2000 ( as part of a Millennium Project on local genealogy and history) this is a full guide to unpublished or uncollated non census data for the area - Landed Estates/ Encumbered Estates data, burials marriages etc . 

Michael Fewer - Rambling Down the Suir - PB

The Suir played a critical and unique role in the colonisation the country, first by the Vikings in the 9th century, and a few centuries later by the Normans, who from their strongholds in riverine cities such as Waterford were to change the face of...

Des MacHale - Picture the Quiet Man - An Illustrated Celebration - HB

Picture The Quiet Man - An Illustrated Celebration is the result of four years work of collecting photographs, facts and stories about The Quiet Man. Des reveals that his first book on the classic film, The Complete Guide to The Quiet Man, opened...

Patricia McCarthy - Enjoying Claret in Georgian Ireland - A History of Amiable Exceess - HB - BRAND NEW

This book looks at Ireland’s love affair with claret, which began in earnest with the establishment of Irish families in the wine trade in Bordeaux in the early eighteenth century. So much red wine from Bordeaux was being consumed by...

Molly Hennigan ( Editor) - An Asylum For My Affections : Sketches of Maeve Brennan- PB - BRAND NEW

On the occasion of her mother's birthday, the Irish writer Maeve Brennan wrote a letter to William Maxwell describing the emotional landscape provided by her mother. She wrote: 'She gave me an "asylum for my affections" and I learned that my affections...

Samuel Beckett - Murphy | Watt | Mercier & Camier ( Grove Press HB Edition)

A hardcover standalone edition, containg three of Beckett's novels, published in this collected edition by Grove Press USA, first edition thus. With an introduction by Colm Tóibín , black and blue boards with a geometric pattern on front...